New Doctoral Program Natural Sciences at Freie Universität Berlin

Offered under the umbrella of Dahlem Research School for doctoral students in the natural science

No. 185/2021 as of 09/29/2021

The Department of Biology, Chemistry, and Pharmacy and the Department of Physics at Freie Universität Berlin are jointly launching a program for doctoral students in the natural sciences under the umbrella of Dahlem Research School. Dahlem Research School supports scientists at Freie Universität Berlin in their early qualification and professional phases.

"The Natural Sciences doctoral program takes into account the numerous interdisciplinary research activities in the natural sciences and will promote and expand joint research and training," explains Beate Paulus, Professor of Theoretical Chemistry and spokesperson for the doctoral program.

In addition to scientific skills, seminars and other events will also teach interdisciplinary qualifications, especially on the topics of knowledge transfer, scientific integrity, and science and research management. In addition, participants are trained in foreign languages relevant to science and in gender and diversity aspects.

Compulsory components of the program include discussions with the supervisory team, regular participation in a specialist colloquium or seminar, and the annual presentation of one's own research work. Also mandatory are courses on good scientific practice and diversity dimensions. "In this way, we help doctoral students avoid scientific misconduct and reflect on their actions with regard to diversity and discrimination," explains Roland Netz, Professor of Theoretical Physics and deputy spokesperson for the program. Further events on the specific project or on overarching scientific and interdisciplinary topics are planned.

Overall, the participating doctoral students broaden their horizons, exchange ideas across disciplinary boundaries, build a network and are comprehensively prepared to take on junior positions at universities and research institutes as well as in public or private institutions. Those who successfully complete the program can choose between the titles "Ph. D." and "Dr. rer. nat.".

Further information

New participants are accepted on an ongoing basis.

Application information: https://www.fu-berlin.de/sites/naturalsciences/application/forms/index.html

Contact: Simone Schlender, Department of Biology, Chemistry, Pharmacy; Dr. Britta Anstötz, Department of Physics.

E-mail: office@dpns.fu-berlin.de

Website: www.fu-berlin.de/naturalsciences

Source: Freie Universität Berlin press release no. 185/2021, 29.09.2021.